Cottage Life

Catch sight of a puzzling pattern between two Argentinian rivers and an odd pyramid atop a hill in northern Sardinia. Spy a rock tower poking out of the Sri Lankan jungle and a mysterious collection of ruins along the rocky Israeli coastline.

Witness astonishing footage shot by members of the public.

Chase a child carried away by a wave that appeared out of nowhere; feel the shock when a hiker encounters a living, slithering slime ball in the desert; watch a plane's close encounter with a fire-spitting cloud 20,000 feet above the Earth.

A bizarre, gelatinous orb confronts scuba divers; a powerful blast levels a city; an ominous shape, dubbed the "Evil Eye" by witnesses, looms large over a city.

A giant mound of muck emerges from a field, fueling fears of a subterranean disaster; a weird substance morphs into a horde of mystery arachnids; a shape-shifting black mass appears over a city.

Revealed from above; massive striped mounds forming beehive shapes and cones in the outback of Western Australia; high above the city of Huelva, Spain, the view from above reveals a way too neon pool of emerald green water; high above the shores of the Gulf of Riga in Latvia the view from above reveals an intricate collection of geometric shapes in the landscape; on the Hawaiian Island of Hawai'i,

Reflect on the collapse of this mighty South American society; contemplate how the technologically advanced Inca Empire, which stretched from Ecuador to Chile, was swiftly dismantled and how the evidence of its existence was nearly lost to history.

Tackle questions about a pharaoh's untimely death at age 19; dig into the physical evidence left behind in his tomb and learn why experts haven't sorted out whether he died of natural causes, poisoning or an accident.

Scientists, historians and archeologists attempt to unravel mysteries of history.

Jennifer and Jordan investigate claims that a vortex for supernatural forces is causing ships and planes to vanish without a trace.

Flying the unfriendly skies over a rugged desert where countless airplanes have crashed; looking for evidence of UFOs or an underground military base; trying out a flight simulator; learning why mountain waves make this region so deadly for aviators.

Private investigator Jennifer Marshall and paranormal investigator Heather Taddy travel to Dulce, N.M., to look into reports that a secret underground alien facility exists under Archuleta Mesa -- also known as Alien Mountain.

Nearly a decade after the ancient site of Nimrud was destroyed by terrorists, experts return to salvage the wreckage; archaeologists piece together the remaining ruins to reveal the origins and brutal decline of a lost empire.

A ship is found abandoned but undamaged in the middle of the ocean; a mysterious glowing orb chases locals down a railway track in Arkansas; Amelia Earhart vanishes on her pioneering round-the-world trip.

The first new world colony at Roanoke vanishes; an icy quake rocks Canada, but it's no ordinary earthquake; five vanishing planes start the Bermuda Triangle legend.

Asking if the seemingly miraculous parting of the Red Sea could be explained as a natural event; a famous bridge collapses in Italy; hundreds of whales are driven onto beaches around the world.

Investigate an invisible Everest pressure wave, a poisonous Sri Lankan shipwreck, and devastating twin earthquakes in Turkey. Marvel at a flooded Spanish town where modern infrastructure failed, but an ancient Roman dam saved the day.

Tracing the source of a colossal explosion in Beirut and decoding a deadly bomb cyclone that buried Buffalo in snow; watching explosive ash from an Icelandic volcano halt global travel; seeing a monstrous typhoon over Vietnam defy the laws of science.

Looking down at the Fukushima nuclear crisis and an erupting Indonesian mud volcano; following an explosive swarm of American tornadoes, then tracking the global supply chain chaos that ensued when a megaship wedged itself sideways in the Suez Canal.

Witness astonishing footage shot by members of the public.

Contestants compete across the series, scoring points by answering questions correctly; they must avoid the impossible answers, otherwise they will be eliminated until the next day.

Contractor Mike Holmes joins forces with his children, Michael and Sherry, to continue his legacy of making it right and helping homeowners in need.

A giant mound of muck emerges from a field, fueling fears of a subterranean disaster; a weird substance morphs into a horde of mystery arachnids; a shape-shifting black mass appears over a city.

Scale near-vertical cliffs in the Swiss Alps, where engineers are building a steep cableway; catch a lift on a helicopter as teams transport heavy steel towers and panoramic cabins to a mountain summit overlooking a 600-metre drop.